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A crash between a car and a semi in Defiance County leaves a teen in the hospital. The crash occurred on US 127, at the intersection of State Route 249 in Washington Township. 16-year-old Victoria Harbourt was headed southbound on US 127. A semi driven by James Lee of Auburn …

Schools in Whitley County enact security measures after police receive a report of a person with a gun in a neighborhood. Columbia City Police received a report about a man walking along Line Street carrying what appeared to be an AR-15 rifle. Eagle Tech Academy, Mary Raber Elementary, and Columbia …

The third 2017 Williams County Prosecutor’s Office Top Cop Award is presented to Detective Tracy Williamson of the Bryan Police Department. Detective Williamson has been with the force for 19 years. Williamson previously held roles with the department as a Multi-Area Narcotics Task Force Officer, a Bike Patrolperson, and as …

In West Unity, the first reading to raise water and sewer rates was held by village council. Officials say the increase is necessary to provide for fiscally sustainable water systems within the village. Under the proposal, the base charge for sewer service for customers within the village would increase from …

A hunter falls from a tree stand in northeast Steuben County. Mark Neuhaus of Angola was hunting on private property when he fell 15 feet from his deer stand. Neuhaus didn’t return home and his brothers went looking for him. They found Neuhaus on the ground underneath the stand. An …

A Hicksville man is arrested for kidnapping. Christopher Karacson also made threats to law enforcement officers who were attempting to apprehend him.

A Butler woman is sentenced for vehicular manslaughter in Williams County. Cassandra Stickney was given eight years. The charges against Stickney stem from a hit-and-run accident on Feb. 16, which caused the death of Williams County resident, Keith Brown. Both Brown and Stickney were westbound on U.S. 6 near Edgerton, …

Indiana State police says an armed robbery last week in Auburn may be linked to several others. They say similar robberies happened in Logansport and Peru, followed by hold ups in Kalamazoo and Portage. Investigators think the same man is responsible for all four robberies.

A West Unity man is killed in a single-vehicle crash on Highway 20A, between Montpelier and West Unity. Brett Long’s vehicle traveled off the right side of the roadway and into a field. Witnesses tried to help Long, who was undergoing a medical episode during the incident. Long was taken …

Senator, Rob Portman is traveling across Ohio this week, touring auto manufacturing plants. On Thursday, the Republican stopped at the General Motors Powertrain Transmission Plant in west Toledo. It is part of what he calls an ‘Auto Manufacturing Jobs Tour.’ The senator came to the plant to pitch how tax …